Improvement in awnings



` H. SYKES` Awnings.

No.150,910, Patented Miu/12,1874. f

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UNITED STATES PATENT (DEEIoEo HENRY sYKEs, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN AWNINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,910, dated May 12,1874; application tiled December 26, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SYKEs, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Awnings, and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis specification, in which drawlg- Figure l represents a transversesection of my invention when the awning is let down.

Y Fig. 2 is a similar section when the awning is folded ready to berolled up. Fig. 3 is an inside view of the same when the awning isfolded ready to be rolled up.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the combination of a cord and springrollerwith the hinged frame and the canvas of an awning composed of a centralpart and side wings, in such a manner that the cord which winds on theroller, together with the awning, serves to unroll the awning and tolower the frame, and, when the frame has been lowered, the side wings ofthe awning are hooked into eyes fastened in the window-frame, and theyserve to retain the awning against the tension of the spring in theroller.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a window-frame, of any desiredsize or shape. On the outside of this frame are secured two staples oreyes, a a, which form the bearings for the frame B of the awning C, saidframe being constructed of iron bars, which are united in any suitablemanner. The awning C consists of theV central part b and the side wingsc c, and the central part b is secured, at or near its lower end, to thefront cross-bar of the frame B, while its upper end is ati tached to aspring-roller, D, that is mounted in brackets E secured to the top-barof the Window-frame, as shown.

When the spring in the roller D is wound up, it has a tendency to takeup the awning to the position shown in Fig. 2; but when said roller isturned against the action of its spring the awning is unwound therefromand brought in the position shown in Figs. l and 3. For the purpose ofturning the springroller against the action of its spring, a cord, F, isused which winds on said roller in the same direction in which theawning is wound up thereon, so that, when both the cord and the awningare wound up, as shown in Fig. 2, the awning can be lowered simply bypulling the cord.

Before the awning is taken in, the side Wings c o are folded inward, asshown in Fig. 3, and secured in position by hooks and eyes, or any othersuitable fastenings, so that the whole will wind up evenly on the rollerD.

When the awning is to be lowered the cord F is pulled out and secured inthe position shown in Fig. 3. Then the side wings of the awning o c areunfolded and hooked into sta` ples c e secured in the inside of thewindowframe, (see Fig. 1,) and, by releasing the cord F, the awningassumes the desired position, being retained against the strain of thespring in the roller D bythe hooks on its side wings.

Instead of fastening the spring-roller D in brackets over the window, itmight be secured to the front cross-bar of the awning-frame B, and inthis case the tension of the spring in said roller will be so regulatedthat the weight of the roller and of the awning will be sufficient tocause the awning to unwind from the roller when the same is left tofollow its gravity; but when the frame B is raised, by means of one ormore cords extending from it over rollers secured in the top of thewindow-frame, the spring-roller takes up the awning autom at ically.

In either of the cases above described the spring-roller D materiallyfacilitates the operation of lowering and raising the awning 5 and myinvention will be found to be of great advantage for awnings of anyVsize.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a cord, F, spring-rollers D, hinged frame B, andawning composed of a central part, b, and side wings c c, substan tiallyas shown and described.

This specification signed by me this 23d day of December, 1873.

HENRY SYKES. L Witnesses:

W. HAUEF,

E. F. KAsTENHUBER.

